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How Brains Operate: Insight into Accident Cases

The brain is one organ that still has many mysteries to unlock. Two people could each have seemingly identical blows to their heads that result in completely different brain injuries. Different parts of the brain could be affected, which may lead to diverse issues throughout the body.
Injuries can occur from something as small as a fall on a bike to something much more serious like a car accident or even playing too roughly with friends or getting shoved and hitting your head on a hard surface.
When someone suffers from a brain injury, a number of changes can occur including how a person acts, thinks, feels, and even moves. Other effects that may take place that are less noticeable to others include body temperature regulation, bowel and bladder control, and blood pressure.
The Brain Injury Association of America explains different areas of the brain that, if injured, can affect certain functions.
Parietal Lobe:

Differentiation of sizes, colors, and shapes

Spatial perception

Sense of touch

Visual perception

Frontal Lobe:

Problem solving

Personality

Organization

Emotions

Attention and concentration

Speaking

Planning and anticipation

Inhibition of behavior

Awareness of abilities and limitations

Occipital Lobe:

Vision

Brain Stem:

Heart rate

Arousal and consciousness

Attention and concentration

Sleep and wake cycles

Breathing

Cerebellum:

Coordination

Balance

Skilled motor activity

Visual perception

Temporal Lobe:

Hearing and understanding language

Organization

Sequencing

Memory

If certain symptoms are seen in a patient that suffered from a head trauma, doctors can figure out what part of the brain was affected based on the symptoms. The injured part of the brain is also determined based on which side of the brain is affected.
When the left side is injured, patients may suffer from:

Impaired logic

Difficulties in speaking and understanding language

Troubles with sequencing events

Catastrophic reactions such as depression and anxiety

General difficulty controlling the right side of the body

When the right side of the brain is injured, patients may suffer from:

Decreased awareness of difficulties

Loss of understanding the broader picture

Visual memory and spatial problems

Changes in creative and music understanding

General difficulty controlling and lack of attention to the left side of the body

If the entire brain has been affected, these symptoms may be witnessed:

Confusion

Fatigue

Reduced speed of thought

Impaired cognitive thinking

Reduced concentration and general attention

If you have been in an accident and have witnessed one or more of these symptoms in yourself, contact an Illinois accident attorney to seek justice for your injury. Sometimes injuries do not show themselves immediately, but when the symptoms arise, it is important to seek medical attention and legal attention. Attorneys at the Mevorah Law Offices LLC will help you seek compensation for your accident injury in Illinois today.

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